What color is #757787?

#757787 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757787?

The RGB value is 117, 119, 135: 117 red, 119 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757787?

The complementary color is #878575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757787 color

#757787 rgb(117, 119, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757787 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.7% green and 52.9% blue (117, 119, 135).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#757787 color codes

HEX	`#757787`
RGB	`rgb(117, 119, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, 2.7, -8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 9.36, 286.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.305, 18.725, 25.567)`
Decimal	`7698311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757787, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #757787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #757787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757787; }
.text { color: #757787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 119 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757787, #7c7587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #757787?: #757787 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757787?: The RGB value is 117, 119, 135: 117 red, 119 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757787?: The complementary color is #878575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.